On March 21, 2012, Die Mannequin announced on their website that they would be releasing new music in mid-April, along with a new single and music video. This coincided with the release of Hard Core Logo 2 .
The trio of Hooper/Kane/Hooper continued to tour regularly thereafter, and the Grapes of Wrath announced that they were beginning work on a new album. Two newly recorded tracks from these sessions were issued on the band’s 2012 compilation Singles (EMI). To mark this release, the band was joined by guests…
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On August 28, 2012 the band released a CD+DVD package of their June 7, 2008 reunion concert in Sweden, titled Live at Sweden Rock Festival , on Frontiers Records in Europe and on the TML label in Canada and the United States.
In January 2012, Byrne began winding down his solo work, and plans were made to revive I Mother Earth, with members from Byrne’s time with the band. During this period, the Tanna brothers and Byrne lived in Peterborough, Ontario, while Gordon continued to work full-time with the Blue Man Group…
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“N/A OK” was nominated in the Rock category at the 2012 Canadian Radio Music Awards. The third single from Approved , “Damini”, charted on the hits Canadian rock radio chart.
Evans Blue toured throughout the summer of 2012 in support of Graveyard of Empires this time with Columbus, Ohio-based band State Your Cause .
In 2012, they delved deeper into covering songs from popular Canadian singer-songwriter Stan Rogers with their version of ” Barrett’s Privateers ” appearing on their album Westwinds .
On February 1, 2012, lead vocalist Jason Dunn announced he would be leaving the band in order to pursue his solo project, Lights Go Down, recording an album tentatively titled Abandon Progress . On March 11, 2012, in Fresno, California, Dunn performed his final US show with Hawk Nelson.
After Dunn’s departure from the band, Steingard replacing him on vocals marked a shift in the band’s genre from fast-paced pop punk to softer, contemporary alternative and pop rock . On December 11, 2012, Hawk Nelson announced they had signed with Fair Trade Services . Made was released on April…
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In 2012, Helix toured across eight cities in southwestern/southeastern Ontario for a mini Heavy Mental Christmas Tour. Performing classic Christmas songs but with a twist of heavy metal, and they played their hit songs such as “Rock You”, “Heavy Metal Love” and their own song “All I Want for Christmas……
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